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Ward CIA* SCZ**	Site Name & Address	Application Type	Licensing Reference No.
West End   * West End   ** None	My Place Basement and Ground Floor 21 Berwick Street W1F 0PZ	New Premises Licence	23/04605/LIPN
*Cumulative Impact Area ** Special Consideration Zone

 

WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE NO. 4

(“The Committee”)

 

Thursday 12 October 2023

          

 

Membership:           Councillor Angela Piddock (Chair),

Councillor Judith Southern and

Councillor Karen Scarborough

 

Officer Support:       Legal Adviser:                    Steve Burnett

                                Policy Officer:                     Aaron Hardy

                                Committee Officer:             Katherine Stagg

                                 Presenting Officer:             Karyn Abbott

 

Other Parties:          Mr Thomas O’Maoileoin (Solicitor for the Applicant), Mr Sam Maqedonci and Mr Abedin Shahini for the Applicant Company S & D Soho Ltd,

 

Ms Roxsana Haq (Licensing Authority), Mr Tony Miah (City Inspector)

Ms Sally Fabbricatore (Environmental Health),

PC Dave Morgan (Metropolitan Police Service - MPS),

 

Mr Richard Brown (Solicitor, Westminster’s Citizens Advice) representing Soho Society.

 

Residents: Ms Shirley Sprosta (SS), Mr Harvey Ascot (HA) and Mr Stephen Boyer (SB)

 

Application for a New Premises Licence for My Place, Basement And Ground Floor, 21 Berwick Street, London W1F 0PZ – 23/04605/LIPN

 

Premises: 

 

My Place

Basement And Ground Floor

21 Berwick Street

London

W1F 0PZ

 

Applicant

 

S & D Soho Limited

 

Ward

 

West End

 

 

Cumulative Impact Zone

 

West End

 

Special Consideration Zone

 

None

 

Proposed Licensable Activities

 

Late Night Refreshment

Mondays to Thursday 23.00 to 23.30

Friday and Saturday 23.00 to 00.00

 

Sale of alcohol (Both)

Mondays to Thursday 09.00 to 23.30

Friday and Saturday 09.00 to 00.00

Sundays 09.00 to 22.30

 

Opening Times

Mondays to Thursday 07.00 to 23.30

Friday and Saturday 07.00 to 00.00

Sundays 07.00 to 22.30

 

Summary of Application

 

This is an application for a new premises licence under the Licensing Act 2003 (“The Act”).  The premises intend to trade as a restaurant with a ‘sit down’ bar area and use of an unlicensed outside area.

 

There is an existing premises licence in respect of the premises, (Licence number 22/09052/LIPRW) The Applicant is proposing that this licence will be surrendered should the currant application be granted.

 

Representations Received

 

·       PC Dave Morgan - Metropolitan Police Service

·       Sally Fabbricatore - Environmental Health Services

·       Roxsana Haq – Licensing Authority

·       20 Supporting Residents

·       4 Objecting Residents

·       Soho Society

 

Summary of objections

 

The management have breached the conditions on the existing Premises Licence and are seeking to have an area not subject of a restaurant condition.

 

The operators have operated the outside area without proper authority.

 

Notwithstanding the above, as the premise fall with the West End cumulative impact area, it is for the applicant to demonstrate that the proposed variation will have no adverse impact within the West End Cumulative Impact Area in accordance with Policy CIP1.

 

Policy Positions

 

HRS 1 

 

A.    Applications within the core hours set out below in this policy will generally be granted for the relevant premises uses, subject to not being contrary to other policies in the Statement of Licensing Policy.

 

B.    Applications for hours outside the core hours set out in Clause C will be considered on their merits, subject to other relevant

Policies.

 

CIP:

 

A.    It is the Licensing Authority’s policy to refuse applications within the West End cumulative Impact Zone for: pubs and bars, fast food premises, and music and dancing and similar entertainment.

 

RNT1(B)

 

B.    Applications inside the West End  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.

 

Ward CIA* SCZ**	Site Name & Address	Application Type	Licensing Reference No.
Knightsbridge and Belgravia   * None   ** None	162 Buckingham Palace Road SW1W 9TR	New Premises Licence	23/04788/LIPN
*Cumulative Impact Area ** Special Consideration Zone

 

WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE NO. 4

(“The Committee”)

 

Thursday 12 October 2023

 

          

Membership:           Councillor Angela Piddock (Chair),

Councillor Judith Southern

Councillor Karen Scarborough

 

Officer Support:       Legal Adviser:                    Steve Burnett

                                Policy Officer:                     Aaron Hardy

                                Committee Officer:             Katherine Stagg

                                 Presenting Officer:             Karyn Abbott

 

Other Parties:          Chris Lucan (Licensing Guys) and Ola Akinyemi and Grant Howell for the Applicant, Tag Licences Limited

 

Application for a New Premises Licence for 162 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 9TR – 23/04788/LIPN

 

 

FULL DECISION

 

Premises: 

 

162 Buckingham Palace Road,

London

SW1W 9TR

 

Applicant

 

Tag Licences Limited

 

Ward

 

Knightsbridge and Belgravia

 

 

Summary of Application

 

This is an application for a new premises licence under the Licensing Act 2003 (“The Act”).  The premises intend to operate as workspace, including private offices but with the benefit of the sale of alcohol.

 

The premises is a luxury serviced office building providing shared and private offices and workspaces.

 

Cumulative Impact Zone.

 

None

 

Special Consideration Zone:

 

None

 

There is a resident count of 17

 

 

Application

 

To Permit:

 

Sale of alcohol (Both)

 

Thursday and Friday 15.30 to 20.00

 

Opening Times

 

Mondays to Sundays 07.00 to 22.00

 

Representations Received

 

·       Kudzaishe Mondhlani – Environmental Health Services (EHS) (Withdrawn)

·       Mrs Mary Regnier-Leigh

 

 

Issues raised by Objectors

 

There are too many licensed Premises in the area and adding an additional 07.00 until 22.00 licence will fail the Licensing Objectives.

 

Policy Considerations

 

Policy HRS 1 states:

 

A.    Applications within the core hours set out below in this policy will generally be granted for the relevant premises uses, subject to not being contrary to other policies in the Statement of Licensing Policy.

 

COMBO1

 

2.     Applications outside the West End Cumulative Impact Zone for premises that propose to operate as a ‘combined use premises’ will be considered on their merits and subject to:

 

1The application meeting the requirements of policies CD1,

PS1, PN1 and CH1.

2. The hours for licensable activities for the relevant use being within the council’s Core Hours Policy HRS1.

 

SUBMISSIONS

 

1.     Karyn Abbott summarised the application to be heard.

 

2.     Mr Lucan on behalf of the Applicant made preliminary submissions on behalf of the Applicant. He stated that the sole representation against the application from resident, Mrs Mary Regnier-Leigh, was not relevant and should be disregarded as it does not mention the individual Licensing Objectives or provide evidence of why the objectives are not being met. He quoted the case of Thwaits.

 

3.     Legal Advisor, to the Committee Mr Burnett advised the Committee and Mr Lucan that the representation stated that adding another Premises Licence to the area would “fail to meet the Licensing Objectives.” Any representations made by an objector must be ‘relevant’, namely that the representation must relates to one or more of the licensing objectives. This representation relates to all the Licensing objectives, and it is right that the Committee to consider the contents and exercised their wide discretion, giving the appropriate weight to the evidence as they see fit.

 

4.     Mr Lucan continued by informing the Committee that the Premises  ...  view the full minutes text for item 2.

 

Ward CIA* SCZ**	Site Name & Address	Application Type	Licensing Reference No.
St James’s   * None   ** West End Buffer Zone	Farmer J 210 Piccadilly London W1J 9HL	New Premises Licence	23/04474/LIPN
*Cumulative Impact Area ** Special Consideration Zone

 

The Application was Granted under Delegated Authority.